Rochester Councilor Tries to Block Ballot Question
From Fosters… ROCHESTER — He knew he had no chance of blocking the citizen-initiated tax and spending cap, but Councilor Chuck Grassie said he was taking a principled stand Tuesday when he voted against putting the question on the Nov. 4 ballot. He said voting...Greenland police union dispute gets hearing date
August 19, 2008 Seacoast Online GREENLAND — A date has been tentatively scheduled for a hearing to determine if police department employees will be allowed to form a union. Town Administrator Karen Anderson said the matter is scheduled to go before the Public...Politics get personal Town critic’s car vandalized over the weekend
August 19, 2008 Eagle Tribune ATKINSON, N.H. — An outspoken critic of selectmen and the Police Department reached a breaking point over the weekend when his car was vandalized. “My focus now is just fixing up my house and getting out of town,” Mark Acciard...County commissioners propose tax reduction
August 19, 2008 Fosters DOVER — County commissioners will propose a $977,417 property tax reduction at Wednesday’s Strafford County Delegation hearing. The reduction comes after almost six months of negotiation between George Maglaras, president of the New...Spending Cap Heads to City Ballot
From the Union Leader… MANCHESTER – A group battling what it says is government spending run amok has submitted enough signatures to place a city spending cap on the general election ballot Nov. 4. The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition delivered an additional...VISITORS